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Off to buy some goldfish in Dobbes which is a large gardens superstore near Shepton Mallet. They stopped selling fish years ago so we went to an adjacent place and bought four goldfish for £20. This may sound a lot for four very small examples but they have had to be kept fed and looked after through their growth. So I recon that's a pretty good deal. This was one of the hottest days of the year...

I have not written about this much but I am taking an increasing interest in the town of Frome, population 28,500 as of 2021 as it is more analogous to my social and cultural needs than Midsomer Norton where I currently live. By the way, the name 'Frome' comes from the Old British word ffraw meaning fair, fine or brisk and describing the flow of the river. My view is that Frome is not far away...

It is not every day that a leading figure is the subject of an assassination attempt.  I remember Olaf Palme. JFK, Martin Luther Kind, Bobby Kennedy, Here is a blow by blow account of how the 'alternative' media have caught the story. Oh and I forgot, some of the main stream media though i would rather trust the disinterested parties (not the uninterested parties). First, a full length viedo...

FACEBOOK MEMBERS ONLY  As I am occupied on many things today, this will have to do as my soul (sole) contribution. Warning - it is addictive but a wonderful balance to gloom and doom / dystopian material.   sit back and enjoy Click on the image and you will see buttons forward and  backward.

I've just returned from a week end during which I went to a party thrown by my son and his wife whose fifth wedding anniversary it is. It is very pleasant, and that pleasant feel does not diminish over time, when you know you've got the whole day to make a three-hour journey and you can do what you like and loosen up the purse strings a bit so we went to the lavender farm at a Falkland which is...

 Two contrasting elements to my day. To a farm run by two of the leaders of what used to be called the Vineyard for a combined meeting which included the usual repetitive singing and praising but also a testimony of what had been achieved over the past 12 years. The list was long and impressive. I had a chance to talk to one or two individuals about their work and life. I found that to break...